I’ve always thought this as a kid and I’ve been told it doesn’t work that way but never got an actual explanation
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Tsunamis are incredibly powerful. They aren’t a wave, they’re more like a wall of water and one that will most likely contain solid objects as anything movable in its path will be picked up. It’s not that you can’t go underwater before it hits, it’s just a very bad idea. The water is not calm once it reaches land but incredibly turbulent, and it will be very difficult to stay on the surface. There will be lots of debris floating around which may injure you, even knocking you unconscious. The force of the water is incredibly strong and there will be no way to fight against it – you’ll be carried wherever the water takes you and that could well be into a tree or the side of a building. The chances of you drowning are incredibly high.
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